Passport
noun
A document given by a government that proves a person's identity and nationality and allows them to travel to other countries.
She had to renew her passport before her trip to Europe.
Often appears as...
- to hold a passport
- renew a passport
noun
Anything that allows someone to achieve something or get somewhere.
His quick thinking was his passport to success in the business world.
Often appears as...
- passport to success
- passport to adventure
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Approving
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noun
A document given by a government that proves a person's identity and nationality and allows them to travel to other countries.
She had to renew her passport before her trip to Europe.
Often appears as...
- to hold a passport
- renew a passport
noun
Anything that allows someone to achieve something or get somewhere.
His quick thinking was his passport to success in the business world.
Often appears as...
- passport to success
- passport to adventure
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Essential Travel Item
A passport is often the most important item when travelling internationally; without it, you cannot cross most borders.
Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months before you travel.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof of Citizenship
A passport doesn't just allow travel; it's also official evidence of your citizenship, often required for jobs or residency applications abroad.
His Canadian passport proved his citizenship during the visa interview.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Possessing a passport can symbolize freedom and opportunity, especially in countries with limited travel rights.
Receiving her first passport opened up a world of possibilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Essential Travel Item
A passport is often the most important item when travelling internationally; without it, you cannot cross most borders.
Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months before you travel.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof of Citizenship
A passport doesn't just allow travel; it's also official evidence of your citizenship, often required for jobs or residency applications abroad.
His Canadian passport proved his citizenship during the visa interview.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Possessing a passport can symbolize freedom and opportunity, especially in countries with limited travel rights.
Receiving her first passport opened up a world of possibilities.
Pro Tip 1/3Essential Travel Item
A passport is often the most important item when travelling internationally; without it, you cannot cross most borders.
Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months before you travel.
Pro Tip 2/3Proof of Citizenship
A passport doesn't just allow travel; it's also official evidence of your citizenship, often required for jobs or residency applications abroad.
His Canadian passport proved his citizenship during the visa interview.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Possessing a passport can symbolize freedom and opportunity, especially in countries with limited travel rights.
Receiving her first passport opened up a world of possibilities.
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And it's not designed just to satisfy the desires of one person, the user, but in fact it has to respect the preferences of everybody. So it can deal with a certain amount of nastiness, and it can even understand that your nastiness, for example, you may take bribes as a passport official
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I listen to color - Neil...
passports with electronic equipment but I insisted to the passport office that what they were seeing was actually a new part of my body an extension of my brain and they finally accepted me to appear with the passport for them so life has changed dramatically since I here color
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The gender-fluid history...
have begun introducing nonbinary options in their legal documents, such as their passports and their permanent resident cards. In all these discussions about gender, I think it's important to keep in mind that the prevailing notions of man and woman as static genders
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The politics of fiction...
or a literary taste. It was only because of our passports. Multicultural writers are expected to tell real stories, not so much the imaginary. A function is attributed to fiction. In this way, not only the writers themselves, but also their fictional characters
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Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
You can take away my passport, but you can't take away my experience. That I carry within me. Where I'm from comes wherever I go. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we do away with countries. There's much to be said for national history,
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Palau's New Mandatory...
eco-tourism pledge that is required upon entry the passport stamp reads children of Palau I take this pledge as your guest to preserve and protect your beautiful and unique island home I vowed to tread lightly act kindly and explore
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Karoli Hindriks: Why the...
as it is then stored for the future use. The passport was created as a mechanism to move. It is clearly time to modernize that mechanism. If we could now connect that same digital identity to government systems worldwide,
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Neil Harbisson: I listen...
an extension of my brain, and they finally accepted me to appear with the passport photo. So, life has changed dramatically since I hear color, because color is almost everywhere, so the biggest change for example is
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Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
Amsterdam but I needed a passport I called Estella my mom pregnant always pregnant and I said I needed my birth certificate the one that says Bill not William the people in that small town
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Smart Lions Show Their...
police three passports in the early morning between midnight and that morning and then all the way back again it's a great sign she's
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3 principles for...
And it's not designed just to satisfy the desires of one person, the user, but in fact it has to respect the preferences of everybody. So it can deal with a certain amount of nastiness, and it can even understand that your nastiness, for example, you may take bribes as a passport official
Video examples
I listen to color - Neil...
passports with electronic equipment but I insisted to the passport office that what they were seeing was actually a new part of my body an extension of my brain and they finally accepted me to appear with the passport for them so life has changed dramatically since I here color
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The gender-fluid history...
have begun introducing nonbinary options in their legal documents, such as their passports and their permanent resident cards. In all these discussions about gender, I think it's important to keep in mind that the prevailing notions of man and woman as static genders
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The politics of fiction...
or a literary taste. It was only because of our passports. Multicultural writers are expected to tell real stories, not so much the imaginary. A function is attributed to fiction. In this way, not only the writers themselves, but also their fictional characters
Video examples
Taiye Selasi: Don't ask...
You can take away my passport, but you can't take away my experience. That I carry within me. Where I'm from comes wherever I go. To be clear, I'm not suggesting that we do away with countries. There's much to be said for national history,
Video examples
Palau's New Mandatory...
eco-tourism pledge that is required upon entry the passport stamp reads children of Palau I take this pledge as your guest to preserve and protect your beautiful and unique island home I vowed to tread lightly act kindly and explore
Video examples
Karoli Hindriks: Why the...
as it is then stored for the future use. The passport was created as a mechanism to move. It is clearly time to modernize that mechanism. If we could now connect that same digital identity to government systems worldwide,
Video examples
Neil Harbisson: I listen...
an extension of my brain, and they finally accepted me to appear with the passport photo. So, life has changed dramatically since I hear color, because color is almost everywhere, so the biggest change for example is
Video examples
Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
Amsterdam but I needed a passport I called Estella my mom pregnant always pregnant and I said I needed my birth certificate the one that says Bill not William the people in that small town
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Smart Lions Show Their...
police three passports in the early morning between midnight and that morning and then all the way back again it's a great sign she's
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Avicii
Swedish Musician
I always used to travel without a passport case, and because of it I think I'm four passports in. I bought this small Tumi case to protect my new one, and it works really well, not just for protecting it but also for keeping credit cards and small stuff. I just throw it in my bag when I'm traveling, as opposed to stuffed in my pocket.
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Jeremy Wade
The stream at the end of your street can be a place where you make contact with this whole other amazing world hidden right there beneath the surface. Fishing can be the passport to that world.
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John Polanyi
Hungarian Scientist
Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement.
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Grace Hopper
American Scientist
I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, 'What are you?
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.
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Jon Anderson
British Musician
I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
My music has been my passport to the world, and it's been amazing for me.
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Joan Chen
Chinese Actress
My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
I urge my critics to get passports and see the world.
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Yves Saint Laurent
French Designer
Good clothing is a passport to happiness.
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Avicii
Swedish Musician
I always used to travel without a passport case, and because of it I think I'm four passports in. I bought this small Tumi case to protect my new one, and it works really well, not just for protecting it but also for keeping credit cards and small stuff. I just throw it in my bag when I'm traveling, as opposed to stuffed in my pocket.
Quote examples
Jeremy Wade
The stream at the end of your street can be a place where you make contact with this whole other amazing world hidden right there beneath the surface. Fishing can be the passport to that world.
Quote examples
John Polanyi
Hungarian Scientist
Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement.
Quote examples
Grace Hopper
American Scientist
I handed my passport to the immigration officer, and he looked at it and looked at me and said, 'What are you?
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Erma Bombeck
American Journalist
There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.
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Jon Anderson
British Musician
I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport.
Quote examples
Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
My music has been my passport to the world, and it's been amazing for me.
Quote examples
Joan Chen
Chinese Actress
My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.
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Michael Caputo
American Public Servant
I urge my critics to get passports and see the world.
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Yves Saint Laurent
French Designer
Good clothing is a passport to happiness.
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